13 Bookmarks by NewLense
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Once upon a time, Steven Universe and his three companions were cursed. They took him to the sky, hid him in a towering castle, and kept him safe from the world. Raised on storybooks and fairy tales, Steven dreams of the day he finds true love and finally stops shifting into a terrifying beast every time he dares to have a selfish thought.
Hope comes in the form of his longtime penpal Connie Maheswaran, practical to a fault and desperate to break the curse that holds her friends captive.
Collaboration with artist Suf-fering, which means loads of art inside!
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- 7/7
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15 Jul 2020
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As is often the case with enormously devastating events, it was over remarkably fast.
Connie and Lars wake up on the beach with no memory of what just happened, in a place that reminds them of home, but definitely isn't.
Set post (and pre) Steven Universe: The Movie.
Includes art!
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- Part 1 of Counting Down: Series
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- English
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- 12/12
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06 Apr 2020
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After an odd incident as Stevonnie, Connie finds herself added as a second user to Steven's gem - able to share his magic, and deeply tied to him. They both struggle with their new romantic relationship, their new powers, and what it means to be independent.
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With a frustrated growl Connie ripped off her shirt and pants and went for her pajamas, and caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror.
Pink.
Wide-eyed, her fingers traced across the skin of her belly, but the sensitive tips of her fingers could find no oddness or lumps. The pink diamond emblazoned there seemed to be as much a part of her skin as any beauty mark. There was no glow. There was no strange feeling. It was as odd as finding a new freckle, if a freckle was magic. If a freckle had implications.- Language:
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- 15/15
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Bookmarked by NewLense
06 Apr 2020
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Connie is offered a full ride through college if she takes a break. Steven confesses going on a solo road trip at seventeen after a full mental breakdown wasn't quite therapist approved. What follows is a full year of travel, self-discovery, and working through the traumatic parts of their childhoods.
Now with an ever-expanding library of fanart! Thank you so much!
THE FIRST 22 CHAPTERS ARE THE STORY - everything that follows are omakes and bonus content.
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- English
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- 94,481
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- 23/23
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06 Apr 2020
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Steven's got a long road trip planned to find himself. Connie's trying to make time to visit, but she's got a lot on her mind too. Each meeting they share leaves them knowing themselves and each other a bit better. Maybe by the end they'll have figured themselves out.
Snippets of Connie meeting Steven on the road and the times they share together.
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06 Apr 2020
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Steven Universe wanted a change of scenery, and he got it.
A series of certain points in Steven's journey throughout all thirty-nine states.
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29 Mar 2020
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CHART NOTE, UNIVERSE, S.: Patient is a teenage boy seeking treatment for “anger issues.” Expresses severe self-criticism. Displays symptoms of depression, GAD, & PTSD.
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After the events of Prickly Pair, Steven winds up in therapy.
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- 8/8
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Bookmarked by NewLense
12 Feb 2020
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A realistic and moving exploration of psychology, therapy, and the pressures of identity.
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My submissions for Jam Week!
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04 Feb 2020
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Six years have passed since Connie fused with her own gem and became a hybrid like Steven. The two of them have settled into a life together, enjoying their hard-earned peace and allowing themselves a break. But an accident forces Connie to consider the cost of waiting and starts her and Steven down the path towards creating a future where all humans have the same chance at hybridization.
On their way, they find that the secrets of the gems are well-kept even from the gems themselves. To create their future, first they need to find the original designs for the gems, to learn why gems drain life and discover if there can be a better way to create them. But they aren't the only ones searching for those origins, and information isn't the only thing to be found there. Connie and Steven will be forced to make hard choices and grapple with gems who don't want anyone to have a choice at all as they search the skies and stars to build a new world.
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- Part 3 of Hybridization
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03 Feb 2020
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After a couple of rogue gems put her life at risk, Connie questions everything. She's loved being a Crystal Gem for four years. Training and fighting at Steven's side give her whole life meaning. But as Steven has learned more about the power he possesses and grasped more of it for his own, she's worried she can't keep up.
But Connie Maheswaran has never been the kind of person to give up just because of a little thing like human limits. Whatever it takes, whatever she has to risk, she will find a way to catch up.
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- Part 1 of Hybridization
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30 Jan 2020
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A beautiful story about making your own destiny.
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When Steven was a baby, Pearl removed the gem on his belly and changed everything. Raised with the knowledge that he's a Diamond with the fate of the world on his shoulders, Steven struggles to keep himself apart from humanity and be the empire-ending leader everyone tells him to be.
But all that changes when he meets Connie Maheswaran, a lonely local high-schooler who craves magic and adventure, who sees through his overconfident facade to the gentle boy buried beneath. As their lives wind tighter together, she gives him hope that he can be the person he longs to be, and that an alien empire can be toppled without a war.
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- English
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- 67,333
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- 20/?
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Bookmarked by NewLense
30 Jan 2020
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I did not know I needed Prince Steven, but now that I have him I’m not letting him go. 20/10 Connie characterization.
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Steven flirts with Connie as an experiment in self-confidence, but it isn't anything serious.
They don't have the time for anything serious.
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He has some rules to make sure their hand holding doesn't get weird, no matter what his heart is doing.
Bookmarked by NewLense
14 Nov 2019